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British Antarctic Expedition enamel plate

“Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman” – Robert F Scott

This enamel plate shows the emblem of the 1912 British Antarctic Expedition led by Captain Robert F Scott. The official emblem was designed by Edward Wilson, the expedition’s chief scientist and artist and was used on all the officers’ cutlery, dinnerware and on headed notepaper.

Scott and four companions arrived at the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a team led by the Norwegian Roald Amundsen had beaten them by 34 days. All five perished on their return journey.

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